Kindan is an apprentice harper at the Harper Hall but he is finding the lessons very difficult & although he has his friends Nonala Kelsa & Verilan he also has enemies such as the bully Vaxoram. Things begin to improve for Kindan when he beats Vaxoram in a duel & Vaxoram becomes first his servant & then gradually his trusted friend. Then Kindan impresses a fire-lizard & becomes the proud owner of the magnicent Valla. At the hatching he meets Koriana daughter of Lord Holder Bemin of Fort Hold. She also impresses & she & Kindan fall in love but her parents disapprove & she has to return to Fort Hold. Then a plague begins to spread across Pern killing nearly everyone infected. Kindan & his friends search the harper records to see if they can find a cure but all they can find is mention of a similar plague over a hundred Turns past. As the plague gets worse Kindan & Vaxoram are sent to Fort Hold to help tend the sick. Kindan will be reunited with Koriana but will she be free of the plague & will he be able to find a cure before more people die? ...

Return to the world of the Liveships Traders & journey along the Rain Wild River in the second instalment of high adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy. The dragon keepers & the fledgling dragons are forging a passage up the treacherous Rain Wild River. They are in search of the mythical Elderling city of Kelsingra & are accompanied by the liveship Tarman its captain Leftrin & a group of hunters who must search the forests for game with which to keep the dragons fed. With them are Alise who has escaped her cold marriage to the cruel libertine Hest Finbok in order to continue her study of dragons & Hest's amanuensis Bingtown dandy Sedric. Rivalries & romances are already threatening to disrupt the band of explorers: but external forces may prove to be even more dangerous. Chalcedean merchants are keen to lay hands on dragon blood & organs to turn them to medicines & profit. Their traitor has infiltrated the expeditionand will stop at nothing to obtain the coveted body parts. & then there are the Rain Wilds themselves: mysterious unstable & ever perilous its mighty river running with acid its jungle impenetrable & its waterways uncharted. Will the expedition reach their destination unscathed? Does the city of Kelsingra even exist? Only one thing is certain: the journey will leave none of the dragons nor their human companions unchanged by the experience. ...

For centuries wizards have avoided making war on each other for fear of waking the legendary dragon that sleeps at Ravens Ghyll. But it is a new age. The patriarch Nicodemus Snowbeard is rapidly failing. The Wizard Houses of the Red & White Rose have united against Claude DOrsay Master of Games & keeper of the Dragonhold & a moment when he & and his sadistic son Devereaux seem poised to seize control of all of the magical guilds. But then everything changes.. . Jason Haley has been trying to be part of the action for months: he wants to help but no one seems prepared to let him in. Seph is monitoring the defensive walls. Jack & Ellen are training their ghost army even his Anaweir friends are doing their bit to help. Only Jason seems to be left out
- until he stumbles across a powerful talisman called the Dragonheart hidden away in a cave. It seems to sing to Jason its power calling to him. Perhaps finally hes going to be able to help. The final battle is coming & the magical community of Trinity is about to risk the destruction of everything they care about in order to remain free. The outcome is balanced on a knife edge & the slightest advantage could turn the tide. If Jason can help if the moody & mysterious Madison Moss can be persuaded to join the Weirguilds before its too late & if the friends who make Trinity a place worth fighting for remain true.. .
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* A new edition of a popular classic * stunning illustrations from Wayne Anderson one of the leading fantasy artists of the ...

A hundred thousand years ago planet Earth was sealed off from the rest of the multiverse & the great suffering began. But now a Dragon Lord has come. Its time to change the world... In the Summer of 2012 Silvia Hartmann accepted the challenge to write a kick ass" 100 000 word fantasy novel live online on Google Drive as " The Naked Writer " trusting in her personal daemon to deliver not just the story but the order & sequence of the words. Thousands of readers from around the world watched each letter appear on the screen in real time. The Dragon Lords was started on September 12th 2012 & on November 11th 2012 the last chapter was written live in front of an audience of 150 delegates at the AMT Conference Gatwick Engl&. For further information goto www. Silvia Hartmann.com/live/" ...

Dragons in Areth each have a single predestined rider & a single life mission given to them by the Oracle. But this once all-powerful being is now fatally damaged & fading fast... Only the dragons & their riders can save it! Nolita is terrified of dragons! Learning to fly her day dragon would be dangerous enough without irrational fears to contend with & a vicious dragon-hunter on her tail. With Elian another novice rider Nolita seeks the first of four Orbs whose combined power can restore the Oracle. Only Nolita as a day dragon rider can claim it. To do so she must face her worst fears & face them alone... ...

The Dragon Princess: Being a princess in a magical kingdom isnt easy. Especially if your best friends are a vampire a troll & a wizard. & if you happen to be a magical princess who turns into a dragon when she gets cross then things are about to get very interesting. Its hard to find suitors for large fire-breathing reptiles. Join Millie the Dragon Princess on one of three enchanting hilarious & unforgettable adventures. No Place For Magic: Princess Emma (aka The Frog Princess) takes centre stage again in quest to rescue a kidnapped prince. The Salamander Spell: Grassina Princess Emmas wonderful magical aunt is herself a teen in this prequel that tells the story of how she meets her true love. ...

This title offers an intricately illustrated quest packed with things to find mysteries to solve & characters & creatures to outwit. When evil Winston the wig-wearing Wizard casts a spell to make everyones hair fall out something must be done. Three intrepid explorers set off on a quest for the source of Winstons powers deep inside the dragons lair. It is a bright new edition of this fun Fantasy Puzzle Book" guaranteed to keep intrepid readers entertained for hours on end." ...

The third book in Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling epic fantasy series THE WHEEL OF TIME now reissued with a stunning ...

A dragon. A boy. A journey. Firedrake a brave young dragon his loyal brownie friend Sorrel & a lonely boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together they embark on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace for ever. With only a curious map & the whispered memories of an old dragon to guide them they fly across moonlit lands & seas to reach the highest mountains in the world. Along the way they discover extraordinary new friends in unlikely places & a courage they never knew they had. Just as well for the greatest enemy of all is never far behind them
- a heartless monster from the past who's been waiting a very long time to destroy the last dragons on earth.
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